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JAM S A. BUTLER, or WINTHROP, A-Nn CLARK REYNOLDS ANDALBEET J. SEAMAN, 01 BOSTON, MKSSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS orv THREE-FoUR'THs'TOT HEMfiELVES, AND ONE-FOURTH T0 CLARENCE w. BARRON, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

BOX-COVERING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 4, 1907. Serial No. 360,596.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES A. BUTLER, of Vvinthrop, and CLARK REYNoLns and ALBERT J. SEAMAN, of Boston, all in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Box-Covering Machines; and we hereby declare that the following is a iul'l, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention has referenceto improvements in box covering machines, and particularly to such machines in which the box to be covered is carried by reciprocating devices between mechanisms which apply 7 the covering blank to said box.

One object of the invention is to so construct a machine of this character, that the covering blank may be smoothly applied to the bottom of the box and pressed there against.

Another object of the invention is toso' construct a box covering machine that pressure may be applied to the turned in edges equally from within and from without the box.

Another object of the invention is to so construct a box covering machine, that retractive action of any of the cover turning devices may be avoided.

Another object of the invention is to 'improve the plunger actuating mechanism.

Other objects of the invention are to improve the driving mechanism and the means for controlling the same.

The invention consists in an organized mechanism for movably supporting a box and a cover blankxdesigned to be attached thereto, for turning the side flaps oi said blank against the sides of the box, for turn ing the ends of said side flaps over the ends of the box, for then turning the edges of said side flaps over the edges ofthe box sides, and pressing said edges firmly against the box, for'subsequently turning the end flaps of said blank against the ends of the box, for then turning the edges of said end flaps over the corresponding edges of the box, and pressing said edges against the box ends and, finally, for removing the finished box from the machine before the parts of the machine return to position to receive another box and its cover blank. The invention also consists in such other novel features of construction and combination of parts as shall hereinafter be more fully described and pointed out in the claims. Figure 1, represents a front view of the improved box covering lnachinef Fig. 2, represents a side elevation of the same looking toward the right in Fig. 1. Fig. 3, represents a similar view looking toward the left in Fig. 1. Fig. 4, represents a vertical sectional view taken on line 44 Fig. 1, looking toward the right. Fig. 5, represents an enlarged front view of portions of the machine. Fig. 6, represents an enlarged sectional view of the machine taken on line 6 6 Fig. 5 parts of same being broken away. Fig. 6%, represents an enlarged view showing details of the latch for the holding of the wiper moving rod. Fig. 7, represents a sectional detail view of one of the edge turners taken on line 7-7 Fig. 6. Fig. 8, represents details in plan view of the ejector mechanism. F ig. 9, represents a vertical section taken on line 99 Fig. 5, looking toward the left, to more clearly illustrate the brake or look for the platen rack. Fig. 10, represents an enlarged view taken from the same point as Fig. 2, with some of the parts removed to more clearly illustrate the brake and tripper mechanism. Fig. 11, represents a sectional view' of the clutch connection for the drum shaft. Figs, 12 to 26 inclusive are diagrammatic views illustrating the progressive steps in covering a box by the use of this machine.

Similar numbers of reference designate corresponding parts throughout.

As shown in the drawings, in its the sidef'rames 2021 connected together by the upper plate 24 having the vertical ways 25, and the plates 26, 27 and-*28. In

frames 20-21 is journaled the drive shaft W -l'er'red form t-heamac'hine is furnished with bearings extending nearw'ardly fiiom the 29 having the slidably mountediclutch member 30 and the independently rotatable clutch niember3l, furnished with the drive pulley 32., which is adapted to be continu-' =ously driven in any well .knownmanner. On said shaft 29 .is-also mounted the brake member 33,-the hand wheel 34, and the pinion 35 which meshes with thegear 36 of theshaft 37 journaled in bearings of the frame members 2223 and having the pinion. 38

which meshes-with the gear 39 01 the camshaft 40,-which, at its end outside the frame 21, has the plungeroperating cam 41, which .has the depressions 42, 43 and '44 and inter-- mediate dwells as shown'in Fig. 3. v

Piv'otally mounted at the rear of the frame 21, is the cam lever 45, which extends forwardand has the bearing 46 which rides but, considerably onthe cam 41. -At the upper rear portion of the frame 21 is pivoted the lever 48 which is pivotally connected by the link 47 with the lever 45 :and the pivoted link 49,

with the lever 50, ,p'ivotally mounted at one end on a lateral extension of the .plate 24 and at the other end having the slot 51, which engages the pin 52 of the cross head,

slidable 1n the ways 25 and having the plunger rod 54 furnished with the plunger head 55 of a cross sectional size and shape to fit the interior of the: box to be covered, less in height than the hei ht of the box.

ournaled 'in bearings of'the' frame 20 is the brake operating shaft-56 having at its forward end thefoot lever 57, and at the rear end thelevers 58 and 59, the former of which ispivotally connected by the rod 60 with the slidable clutch member 30 whilethe latter is connected with the friction strap 61 which is fixed at its other. end to the frame 20 and bears against ,the periphery of the main brake member 33. The

' shaft 56 may be-rocked'in its bearingsby -means of the lever 57 toset or release the brake strap 61 but,'in order tobring the mechanism to a'stop after a cycle of opera-- and working against the free end of the arm 63, which is pivotally mounted on the mem- -ber 23 ofthe frame 20 and, when pressed downward by said cam 62 actuates the pivoted spring pressed finge 64 of the arm 7 65, fixed on the shaft 56, to rock this brake shaft and set the brake, at the same time moving the slidable clutch member 30 out of engagement with the driven clutch member 31.

In order to provide for the continuous running of the machine at times a tripper device is provided which comprises the shaft 66 journaled in bearings alongside the shaft and having-thev l ver-'67 and the ms 68,

which is pivotally connected by a linkwith the pivoted finger 64 whereby,- when the shaft 66 is rocked, by pressure'on the. levei 67, the finger 64 may be swung out .of the I pathof the a rm 63 and no action of .the

brake shaft 56 results from ,the operation of said arm. t

Depending from the cross plate 28, is the member 70, having vertical ways in which works the rack ,71 furnished at its upper end with the presser plate -72'of across sec-,

tional size and shape corresponding to that ofthe box to be operated'upon. From said a plate 28 also depends Qthe fixed rack 71 which'is parallel to the ways-of-theilnember 70 and between said member and said rack 71 is movable the pinion '73 which is designed 'to'mesh with the racks 71 and 71 I and is provided With-a shaft having .the

disks 7474 and engaged by the spring arms 7575 which are secured on the rock shaft 76, journaled in the framed-20, and

having the lever-77 which extends acrossthe machine and is connected to the lever 78, pivoted at the rear of the machine, and connected by the link 79 with the-cam lever 45, whereby the rocking of theshaft 76- may be effected to increase or diminish the actionof the springs 75- 75 on the shaft ofthe pinion 73 Y On the plate 28 are mounted the bearings 80.8O between which is journaled the sleeve 81, having the projection 82. and the arm 83' furnished at its free endwith the cam brake 84 adapted at times to bear against the side ofthe-rack 71.' On the shaft 40 :is secured the collar '85 hai'ingthe'cams 86,

87 and 88, which are designed to successively engage the projection -82 on the shaft 81 to effect the swinging of the cam brake 84 against the rack 71. The spacing of said'cams 86, -87 and 88 is so 'relatedto the-location of the ,dwells betw'een the acting parts of the main cam 41, tl1'at,.when the plunger rod 54, is brought to a rest at periods in its-downward movement, owing to the dwells on said main calm. the brake 84 will be actuated to simultaneously stop'the downward movement of the rack 71. i

The plate 26 is open at its center and is furnished with the side covering rolls 90+90 formed of yielding material, or designed to effect a yielding pressure against the sides of a box of suitable size passed therebetween. Depending from the front and rear portions of this plate 26, are arms 91-91 carrying the pairs of rods $J292 on which are mounted cross plates 93 9 each of which has a guide opening 94, as shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings.

Plate 27 is open at its (enter and has the guides 97-97 for the side edge turning (le- \'ices i -Jed enerically lfiithe reference vices comprise carriages having racks 99-99 slidably mounted. At the upper portions such'darriages' have sleeves 100-100 adapted? to receive the chambered members 101-101 exteriorly screw threaded, and furnished at their inner ends with the side plates 102-102, and the bottom plate 103, the latter of which is designed to support the presser block 104 preferably having the edge cushion 105. The members 101 are adjustable in the bores of the sleeves 100 and are secured therein by meansof the nuts 106-107. Between the plates 102-102 is pivotally mounted the jaw 108 having the plate 109 and connected by the pivoted link 110 with the end of the slide rod 111, which has a reduced portion which is free to slide in a perforation at the end of the member 101, and carries the spring 112 located between the shoulder of this slide rod and the end of the chamber in said member 101, whereby the tendency of said spring is to move the slide rod forward to swing the jaw 108 to the open position as shown in Fig. 7 of the drawing; on the screw threaded portion of the slide rod 111' are mounted the nuts 113-114 and 115-116, the first pair of which act'as a stop against the action of the spring 112 while nut 115 acts as a stop to limit the forward movement of the slide rod through the opening 94 of the cross plate 93, while the member 101 and its fixed jaw is carried sufiiciently beyond such limit of movement as will eflect the swinging of the jaw 108, by the resistance of the slide rod, and the closing of the plate 109 toward the edge 105 sufficiently to exert the desired pressure.

. The upper portion of the plate 27 is furnished with guides 117-117 on which the carriages 118-118 of the end turn in devices are slidable, said carriages being supplied with clamping screws 119-119 by means of which the carriages may be screwed to said guides after suitable adjustment. These carriages 118-118 have, at their upper portions, guide sleeves 120-121 for the slidable rods 122-122 having at their inner, or forward ends, the pivoted levers 123-123 furnished with the arms 124-124 on which are mounted the wipers 125-125 of any suitable construction. The arms 124-124 are connected with fixed portions of the rods 122-122 by r'etraction springs 126-126, whereby said arms 124-124 and their wipers 125-125 are drawn inward. Pivotally connected with the levers 123-123 are slide rods 127-127, slidably mounted in guides extending from the sleeves 121-121 and furspring pressed latches having pins 131-131 eled ends of the fingers 129-129, when the rods 122-122 are moved outward to retract said latches from engagement with the stops 128-128 on the backward movement of the rods 122.

J ournaled in bearings of the end frames- 20-21 are the rock shafts 132-132, having crank arms 133-133, which are connected by the rod 134 which is actuated by the lever 135 pivoted on the extension 136 from the frame 20, and o erated by the cam 137 on the gear 39, con acting with the lower end of said lever 135 to swing "said lever, and, through the medium of the rod 134, to rock the shafts 132-132 and to effect the sliding of the rods 122-122 by means of the arms 139-139 mounted on said shafts 132-132 and pivotally connected withvsaid rods 122-122. i"

By reference to Fig. 6 of the drawing it will be seen that as the rods 1221 -1122 are moved inward the wipers 125-125 will move in a straight path, during which movement the work of these devices in turning the end of the side flaps of the carton blank over the ends of the box under operationis preferably accomplished; when however, the stops 128-128 of the rods 127-127 reach the guides in which said rods are, slidable, the continued movement of the rods 122-122 results in the swinging outward of the arms 124-124 and the wipers 125-125 away from the ends of the box, in which position the wipers are held against the action of the springs 126 by the engagement of latches 131 131 with the stops 128, as is shown in Fig. 6%. When the rods 122-122 are re tracted, the pins 131 of the latches ride against the beveled ends of the fingers mitting the rods 127-127 to slide inward, and the arms 124-124 to swing to-place un der theaction of the springs 126-126. De pending from the plate 27', are the bearing brackets 139 139 and 140-140. In the brackets 139'-139' are journaled the shafts 141-142, each. having a pinion 143 which meshes with the rack 99 of its associated edge turning carriage 98. On one end of the shaft 141 is the bevel gear 144, while the shaft 142 has the bevel gears 145 145. and is furnished with the crank arm 140.

Journaled in 'the brackets 140-140 are the shafts 147-148,-the former of which has the pinion 149 and the bevel gear 150. which meshes with the gear 145 of the shaft 142, while the shaft 148 has the pinion 151 and the bevel gears 152-152 which are engaged the latches from the stops 128-128, and perk with the gears 144 and 145 respeclivelvt'if v extend rods 153-153, on which bearings.

154-154 are adjustably mounted and in I nuts 166-167.

' blocks 171 preferably having cushion edges these hearings arejournaled the end flap 'turnin'g'rolls 155155, adapted to be sospaced, that the box under operation may pass between these rolls which, acting against the end flaps of the cover blank extending outward beyond the ends of the box,

turn said flaps and press them against the ends'of the box ,as the; box. moves downward. I Crank arm 146 is swung to rock the shaft 142 in one direction by thebell crank lever 156, pivotal'ly mounted on the frame 21 and hav-' ing the link 157', pivoted thereto and to 'the arm 1'46, and the roll 158 extending into thepath of the cam 159 onthe shaft 40. Retraction of the'arm 146 to rotate the shaft 142 and the parts connected therewith is effected by means of the spring 160 secured to one arm of the bell crank lever 156 and to some fixed part of the'frame 21, whereby the roll 158'is held constantly against said cam 159. a j

Dependingfrom the plate 27 at the side portions, having the brackets 140- 140 are the slides '161161 in which are slidable the car'riages'162162 of the end edge turn in devices, which carriages have the racks 163- 163, engaged by the pinions 149 and 151 of the shafts 147 -148, and have also the sleeves 164164 in which are mounted the screw threaded chambered members 165'165 similar to"those mark' ed"'1()1 andfurni'shedw'ith the adjusting and securing These' members 165-165 have side plates 168 -carrying pivoted blocks 169, furnished with plates 170, and presser 172. lnteriorly ofthese members 165165 are 'mounted spring pressed slide rods .as 111 pivotally connected by links as 1-10 with the blocks 169169, and said slide rods have screw threaded portions which are free to slide in perforations intheend walls of the members 101,- and which threaded portions are furnished with stop, and lock nuts as 1l3114 and 115 116, which limit the movement of the slide rods in perforations of plates as 173mounted on parts of the slides 161, \Ve have applied the reference number 101 to the slide rods of the members 165165 when said rods appear inthe.

spring 189 with-the plate 28, and the pin 190, and'on this rod 187 is adj ustably mount- .ed the ejector-"arm 91. On the shaft 401s the collar ,192-having the cam 193 which is designed to engage the pawl 1-94 pivotally' mounted on the arm 195 andhaving the retracting spring 196, which tends to draw one arm of saidpawl toward .the pin 197 on said arm 195 which 'arm ispivotally mounted on the frame members 28 and acts against the pin 190 of therod- 187 to swing said rod against the action of the spring 189 and to limit the return movement. of

said rod,w hen retracted by said spring, by

. contact with thestop pin 198 on said frame member 28. v

The cover blank A, preferably used on this machine has side fiaps 13 having the edge portions C and ends D, and end flaps F ha'vingedges G. It'is of course obvious that, the shape of the cover blank depends largely upon the shape of the box to be covered thereby, and, in some cases, on the manner in which the box is to be covered, as when loose wrappers, so called, are used.

-Operation of the machine: A covei lblank A, having a coating of adhesive orf il's up} per surface, is placed 'on the platen t72fland centered with respect to the plunger hga'd 55,. and the box a: to be covered placed on the plunger head 55. places his foo-t on the tripper lever-s 67 and presses the same down, thus effecting the The machine operator swinging of the pivoted finger 64 outof the path of the arm 63 and, as such pressure is continued, ultimately pressing down the ends of the lever 57 to rock the shaft 56 and arm 58 thereon to shift the rod 60 and the clutch. member connected therewith into contact with the complemental clutch member carried by the driven pulley 32; at the same time such movement of the lever 57 effects the looseningof the brake strap 61. As the shaft 29 is driven bysuch connection, motion is transmitted from said shaft through the pinion 35, gear '36 and pinion 38 to the gear 39 on the shaft 40 to rotate that shaft and the main cam 41 thereon. The rotation of the cam'41 first brings the depression 42 beneath the roll bearing 46 which follows such depression, and actuates levers 47, 48,49 and 50 to operate the cross head 53 carrying the rod 54 with its plungeihead 55 and the box carried thereby. This operation moves the box downwardonto the center, or body, of the cover blank, and the pressure of the plunger head 55 being resisted by the yieldingly supported h le the plunger was at a distance from the platen 72, effects the pressing of such body portion of the blank smoothly againstthe bottom of the'box, the application of pressure over the whole area of the body of the blankat the time atwhich the'adhesive surof-the.blank is applied to the box, "the continuance of such pressure, preie'hts the creeping or wriiiklingof the cover iankas would be the case ifthe 'cover n'lt'was applied to the bottom of the box platen 72 Under the action of the roll 40 following depression 42 of the cam 41, the

-plunger h ead forces the yieldingly support-- ed platen '72, with the box and its coverblank downward between the side turn up rolls 9090, which turn the sides BB of the blank against the sides of the box as is shown in Fig. 12- until the position illustrated in Figs. 14 and 15 is reached. when the box rests between the edget-urn in devices or plates 109-109 and the ends D -D are in the paths of the end turn in wipers 125-125. As this position is reached, the cam 86 on the shaft 40, bears against the projection 82 of the shaft- 81 to effect the swinging of the cam brake- 84 into frictional engagementwith the side of the rack 71, whereby said rack is brought to a stop. lVhile the dwell of the cam 41 between the depressions 42 and 43 is passing beneath the roll 46, the side edge turn in devices are advanced by the rotation of the pinion 143 in engagement with the racks 99 of such devices, until the ,cushions 105-405 bear against the outer surface of the wrapper sides BB near the top edges of the box, and the plates 109-109 of such, devices have turnedthe edges CC over the edges of the box sides as shown in Fig. 19. Practically simultaneously therewith, the end wipers 125-125 have been ad vanced, as heretofore described, to the position shown in Fig. 18, turning in the ends DD of the side flaps BB and then swinging outward as indicated in dotted lines in said figure, in order to prevent any drag on said ends DD, in any direct-ion, whereby distortion of these ends is prevented. Approximately as the turning of the ends D-D iscompleted, the forward movement of the side edge turners, brings the nuts 115 against the plates 93 and the furof the shaft 81 and the rack 71 is released from the cam brake 84 while the depression 43 of cam 41 is brought under the roll 46,

and effects the further movement of the plunger rod 54 and head 55 is efi'ected'to force the box and the platen 72 down between the end turn in rolls 155155, where the ends F -1 of the blank are turnedagainst the ends of the box. cam 87 of the shaft 40 acts against the projection 82, and the cam brake 84 is swung into frictional contact with the side of the rack 71, to again lock this rack and its plate 72 against downward movement. The end edge turn devices are now advanced by swinging of the lever 135 under the retraction strain of its spring, and the operation of turning said end edges GG over the end edges of the box, is accomplished by the plates 170, in a manner similar to that above described for turning in the edges of the flaps B--B after which the cam 87 passes the projection 82 and the rack 71 is again released. Projection 44 of .cam 41 now passes under roll 46, and the plunger rod At this time" and head are forced downward to carry the of movement, where the rack 71 is again locked by reason of cam 88 .on shaft 40, working over the projection 82 of the cam brake 84. a

In its final downward movement, the platen 72 strikes the slide rod 183 of the stripper mechanism, and moves the same down against the action of its spring 184, and thus effects the swinging inward of the blocks 179-179 and their stripper plates 181181 to bring the edges of said plates over the edges of, the box. At this time the largest diameter of the cam 41 rides under the roll 46, and lifts said roll and its related mechanism to move the. plunger rod and its head upward, the plates 181181 effecting the stripping of the box from the plunger head while said head moves upward. Shaft 40 has now rotated sufiiciently to bring the cam 193 into engagement with the pawl 194 and the continued rotation of such shaft and its cam 193 effects the swinging of the arm 195, through the medium of said pawl, and the rotation of the rod 187, by the action of the arm 195 on the pin 196, whereby the ejector arm 191 is swung to knock the finished box laterally from the platen 172. As the cam 193 moves by the pawl 194 the spring 189 is free to retract the arm 188 to rotate the rod 187 to the normal position and, as the arm 195 swings back to position, the pawl 194 is free to swing past the cam 193. This eject-ion occurs just prior to the releaseof the projection 8-2 of the cam brake by the cam 88 of the shaft 40, and hence,when such release occurs, the lifting strain of the spring arms'7575 on the pinion 73', increased by'th 'e'llfting of the free end ot'tln'v compensation lever l l.

I to force said pinion upward, but as said pinion is engaged at one side, by the teeth of the fixed rack 71 and at the other by the teeth of the movable rack 71, said pinion rotates, and the movable rack 71 and its .platen, isdriven upward thereby to its strap -til is applied to its brake member 33 to bring the shaft 29 and the mechanism connected therewith to a stop. If itis desired to run the machine continuously, the levers .57 and 67 are held downward. It is to be noted that by turning in-the edges of the side flaps, and of the end flaps of the cover blank in succession, said edges may be.

pressed against the inner surfaces of the box sides and ends respectively for their entire lengths thus producing a better finish at the inside of the corners. The cushions.105 105 of the side edge turners, and those 172 '17 2 of the end edge turners, are in the nature of resistance devices, to resistthe outward pressure of the turning plates 109 and 170, for the upper edge portion of the box ex tends above the plunger head 55, in order to permit the entrance of said plates 109 and 170 to press the edges of the blank against the inner edge portions of the box. When a loose wrapperis to be applied by this machine, the edges C-C and G-Gr, of the-blank A, only, are furnished with ad hesive, and a modified but well known form of the blank is generally used. In this process, the loose side flaps are held in position, to which they are turned by the rolls -90, by the edges of the plates 109-109 and the end flaps, after passing between the 1 rolls 155155, are similarly supported by the plates 170-170. The movement of the box after the turning in of the end portions of the side flaps being sufliciently rapid, that unfoldin of said ends does not occur before the en flaps'are turned up by rolls 155155.

Having thus described our invention we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent.

l. A box covering machine comprising in organization, side flap turning means, side edge turning in and pressing means, side end turning means. end turning means, end edge turning and pressing means, stripper means, intermittently actuated mechanism for carrying a box and its cover blank between said respective turning in and pressing means in succession. and bringing said box when finished in position to be engaged by. the stripper means, and means operated by the movement of the ,box carrying means is sufficient i'plunger, a platen in the path of the plunger and having a rack slldably mounted, a fiied" for bringing the stripper mechanism to the engaging position,substantially as described.

2. A box covering machine comprising a plunger slidably mounted,'means for op-- erating the plunger, a platen in the path of the lunger and having a rack mounted'in gui. (35,"3Ittl rotatable spring actuated rack p p engaging means. bears :on the pivoted arm 63, and moves the 3. A box covering machine comprising a rack parallel to the platen rack. a pinion 3 i engaging said rack, and spring means adapt} ed to exert an upward pressure on said pinion. v

4. A box covering machine comprising a plunger movably mounted, means for moving the plunger vertically, a platen movably mounted in the path of the plunger, spring I actuated means for exerting a pressure to move the platen upward and including a compensating lever and means for actuating said lever in unison with the plunger moving means. 7

5. -A box covering machine comprising a plunger movably mounted, means for mov-- ing theplunger vertically. a platenin the path of the plunger and having a support slidably mounted, spring actuated means for exerting a lifting pressure on said platen su port and including a rock shaft ,-'-and a lev r extending from said rockshaft and coggpected with the plunger moving means. A box covering machine comprising a plunger movably mounted, means for moving the. plunger vertically, a platen in the path of the plunger and having a rack slide: ably mounted, a fixed rack parallel toitlie platen rack, a pinion engaging said racks and having a shaft, a rock shaft provided with spring arms engaging the shaft'o'f said pinion, a lever fixed on said rockshaft, and means for moving theifree end of said lever in unison with the jpl'ungerfand' in the same g neral direction. V

7. A box covering machine comprising a plunger movably mounted, means for moving the plunger vertically, a platen in the path of the plunger and having a rack slidably mounted, rotary spring actuated mechanism acting on said rack to resist the down- .ward movement of the platen and mechanism for exerting a varying pressure on said spring actuating means with relation to the movement of the plunger, as and for the purpose described.

- 8. In a box covering machine, the combi nation with a carriage movably mounted. means for moving the carriage, a chambered shank adjustably mounted in'said carriage and having a head. a block pivotally mounted in the head and having an edge turning and pressing plate, a spring actuated slide bar movable in the chamber of said shank, a toggle link connected with said slide bar,

and with said and means-for the carriage moves-,forvvard;

limiting the movemenepf theslide bar-when 9. In a box covering ma'chln'e, A the combination wlthymeans }forsupportmg a-box' and a cover bl ank with ends, of; thecover blank extending-beyond thefends of the box, of

end turning {means comprising acarrier shdably mounted, means" for moving said carrier, a wiper pivotally mounted ,on the carrierand means actin to swin the wiperaway from the endof t e box-a terthe end of t ie blank has been tiirned.

10. In a box eoveringmachine, the nation with a plunger, andmeans for intermit-tently operating said :plttnger, of an end turning mechanism comprisin slidably mounted carriers, wipers pivotal y mounted c'ombi- '\vip'ei' arm, means for limiting the movement of said'slide rod, and a latch movable with --the (:arr1er and adapted to engage a memher on said slide rod.

12. In a box covering machine means for turningthe end of a cover blank over the endfof a box comprising a carrier shdably mounted, means for moving said carrier, a

I "Wi r u'rm pivotally mounted on the carrier an spring actuated in one direction, a slide 40 rod pivotally connected with said wiper arm and slidable in guides, a stop on said slide rod'adapted to contact with a fixed portion of the machine to limit the movement of the slide, a s ring latch mounted on the carrier and a apted to engage said stop to hold'said slide rod in position relative to said carrier, and means .for releasing said latch at the final portion of the return movement of said carrier, as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof \ve aiiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES A. BUTLER. CLARK REYNOLDS. ALBERT J. SEAMAN.

Witnesses:

Gsoaoa E. Dnnw, H. J. MILLER.

Copies of thil patent may be obtained for he cents each, by addressing the Commissioner oi Patents, Washington, D. 0." 

